BOO! Day of the Vara is upon us, but the spooky celebration is all month long! Carnivorous contests, horrifying helmets, and a terrifying update coming to Arena Commander await you, check out the details below: Pumpkin Carving Contest Our annual Day of the Vara tradition returns with a challenge to carve your favorite fall gourd with a Star Citizen theme. Our favorite pumpkins will take home some ghoulish prizes, so get carving! 60 Seconds of Horror Machinima Contest This year, we are asking you to create a spooky video/machinima to share your tales of madness and your symphonies of terror in the 'verse as part of our Day of the Vara celebrations. Chill our bones and tingle our spines in 60 seconds or less for a chance to win some ghoulish treats! Gun Rush Returns....From the Grave! The community-favorite Arena Commander mode comes back on October 19, with a twist! :notes: Spooky, scary, skeletons :notes: have taken over the game mode until November 10! For more information on Gun Rush and all of Arena Commander's latest updates, check out our quick start guide on Arena Commander in 3.20. Tales of Terrifying Treasure Rumor has it that various underground facilities across the Stanton system have had their stores sundered with horrifying loot to be had, with even more to be found this year. Check every nook and cranny during October for a chance to find Day of the Vara-themed headwear! If you manage to find them all, you'll earn yourself a spooktacular Spectrum badge. UPDATE: Hi everyone! A fix for the Halloween helmets will be going into Alpha 3.21 ahead of CitizenCon. To accommodate the time lost due to the issues with spawning the helmets, we're extending the time they can be found in the loot table until November 10. Happy hunting!